“There is no bitterer tongue and no sweeter tongue,” says a Kurdish proverb. What are they, Kurdish languages - one of the most popular languages of the East?
What is the language of the Kurds?
Kurdish languages belong to the Iranian group. They originated from Median, but in the Middle Ages they were influenced by Arabic, Persian, and later. Currently, about 20 million people speak Kurdish. But there are significant differences between them, since they speak different dialects and use different alphabets.
This is explained by the fact that the Kurds live in territories belonging to different countries. In Iran and used in Turkey, Syria and Azerbaijan - and in Armenia - Armenian (until 1946) and Cyrillic (since 1946). The Kurdish language is divided into 4 dialects - Sorani, Kurmanji, Zazai (Dumili) and Gurani.
Where are Kurdish languages spoken?
The Kurdish language is most widespread in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan, Jordan and Armenia. 60% of Kurds live in Turkey, Northwestern Iran, northern Iraq and Syria (Northwestern, Western, Southwestern and Central Kurdistan), speak and write in the Kurmanji dialect. About 30% of the Kurdish population living in Western and Southeastern Iran, Eastern and Southeastern Iraq (Southern and Southeastern Kurdistan) use the Sorani dialect. The rest use the Zazai (Dumili) and Gurani (South Kurdish) dialects.
Kurdish language: basics
For those who want to quickly learn the Kurdish language, Kurdish for beginners is suitable, which includes the most basic phrases in Kurmanji, Sorani and South Kurdish.
Dem bashi/Silav/Silam - Hello.
Choni?/Tu bashi?/Hasid? - How are you?
Chakim/Bashim/Hasim - Excellent.
Supas/Sipas/Sipas - Thank you.
Tkae/Tika wild/To hwa - Please.
Khva legeli/Mal ava/Binishte khvash - Goodbye.
Min tom hosh davet - I love you.
So minit hosh davet? - Do you love me?
Vere bo ere/Vere - Come here/come here.
Bo que erroy - Where are you going?
To chi dekey?/To heriki chit? - What are you doing?
Echim bo ser kar - I'm going to work.
Kei degerrieteve?/Kej deyteve? - When will you be back?
Herikim demeve; Eve Khatmeve/Ez Zivrim/Le Pisa Tiemesh - I'm coming back.
Kari to karek dikey? - What do you do for a living?
Min Errom / Min Deve Birrom - I'm going to...
Min bashim/ez bashim - I'm fine.
Min bash nim / ez neye bashim / me khves niyim - I’m not all right / - I’m not in the mood.
Min nekhoshim - I feel bad.
Chi ye/ewe chiye/eve ches? - What is this?
Hich/Chine/Huch - Nothing.
Birit ekem/min birya te kriye/hyurit kirdime - I miss you.
Deiteve; degereiteve/tu ye bi zirvi/tiyedev; gerredev? - Will you come back?
Nayemewe; nagerremeve/ez na zivrim/nyetiyemev; Nyegerremev - I will not return.
When communicating in an unfamiliar language, do not forget about sign language, which is practically the same throughout the world, with the exception of some. They can be clarified before traveling to a country where you will communicate with the Kurds.
Navi min... uh - My name is...
Yek/du/se/chuvar/pench/shesh/heft/hesht/no/de/yazde/dvazde/sezde/charde/panzde/shanzde/khevde/hezhde/nozde/bist - one/two/three/four/five/ six/seven/eight/nine/ten/eleven/twelve/thirteen/fourteen/fifteen/sixteen/seventeen/eighteen/nineteen/twenty.
Duchemme/duchembe/ducheme - Monday.
Sheshemme/sheshemb/shesheme - Tuesday.
Chuvarshemme/charshemb/chvarsheme - Wednesday.
Pencheshemme/penchshem/penchsheme - Thursday.
Jumkha/heini/jume - Friday.
Shemme/shemi/sheme - Saturday.
Yekshemme/ekshembi/yeksheme - Sunday.
Zistan/zivistan/zimsan - Winter.
Behar/bihar/vehar - Spring.
Havin/havin/tavsan - Summer.
Payez/payyz/payykh - Autumn.
Resources for learning Kurdish
The best way to learn Kurdish languages is through constant practice, and the best kind of practice is from both a teacher and ordinary people who speak Kurdish as their mother tongue.
You can find such people in groups on social networks dedicated to the Kurdish language and culture. Usually there you can find video lessons for beginners, a dictionary and a phrasebook, look at pictures with inscriptions in Kurdish, read poems in the original and, if something is not clear, ask native speakers.
If you want to get to know the Kurdish culture better, you can also find groups dedicated to Kurdish music and cuisine.
If it is not possible to communicate with a native speaker, then you can find courses for self-learning the Kurdish language.
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Books
- Etymological dictionary of the Kurdish language. In 2 volumes. Volume 2. N-Z, R.L. Tsabolov, Two-volume etymological dictionary (vol. I was published in 2001) fills a significant gap in Kurdish historical linguistics. The history of Kurdish vocabulary is being developed: the separation of the original... Category: Philological sciences in general. Particular philologies Publisher:
